Associate Vice President Strategic Business Affairs

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

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Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number SRGV
9124

Working Title

Working Title ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STRATEGIC BUSINESS AFFAIRS

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Location Edinburg, Texas

Department

Department Finance & Business Affairs

FTE

FTE 1.0

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Scope of Job

Reports directly to the Executive Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer and serves as the principal advisor on strategic business affairs, enterprise contract administration, administrative governance, and institutional business process strategy. Provides executive leadership for enterprise initiatives that strengthen operational effectiveness, standardize administrative practices, improve internal controls, and advance the University’s strategic priorities.
The Associate Vice President serves as the University’s executive business owner for contract administration and leads cross-functional efforts to modernize business operations, improve service delivery, and promote operational excellence across academic and administrative divisions. The position collaborates extensively with University leadership to align business operations with institutional priorities while respecting the independent authority of other executive offices. The AVP coordinates with the Office of Legal Affairs on matters requiring legal review or legal interpretation but does not provide legal advice, establish legal positions for the University, or perform the functions of University Counsel.

Description of Duties

• Serves as the Executive Vice President’s principal advisor on strategic business affairs, operational governance, and enterprise business strategy.
• Represents the Executive Vice President before institutional committees, executive work groups, and external stakeholders as assigned.
• Provides executive oversight of the University’s contract administration program from intake through execution, monitoring, and records administration.
• Establishes administrative standards, workflows, service expectations, and performance measures for enterprise contract administration.
• Coordinates contract administration with Procurement and the Office of Legal Affairs while preserving each office’s independent responsibilities.
• Develops reporting and performance metrics that improve transparency, accountability, and customer service.
• Leads enterprise business process improvement and administrative modernization initiatives.
• Evaluates organizational workflows to improve efficiency, eliminate unnecessary complexity, strengthen internal controls, and increase scalability.
• Facilitates cross-functional redesign of business processes supporting institutional priorities.
• Develops administrative governance frameworks, business standards, and operational guidance that support consistent and effective business practices.
• Partners with Finance, Procurement, Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities, Information Security, Internal Audit, and other administrative units to improve institutional effectiveness.
• Conducts organizational assessments and develops…